| APPETENT | • appetent adj. (Archaic) eagerly desirous. • APPETENT adj. craving. |
| COMPETENT | • competent adj. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. • competent adj. (Law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. • competent adj. Adequate for the purpose. |
| INAPPETENT | • inappetent adj. Lacking appetite. • INAPPETENT adj. lacking desire or appetite. |
| COMPETENTLY | • competently adv. In a competent manner. • COMPETENT adv. able. |
| INCOMPETENT | • incompetent adj. Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected. • incompetent adj. Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired. • incompetent adj. (Medicine, of the cervix) Opening too early during pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage or premature birth. |
| INCOMPETENTS | • incompetents n. Plural of incompetent. • INCOMPETENT n. one who is not legally qualified. |
| COMPETENTNESS | • competentness n. The state or quality of being competent. • COMPETENT n. able. |
| INCOMPETENTLY | • incompetently adv. In an incompetent manner. • INCOMPETENT adv. not competent. |
| OMNICOMPETENT | • omnicompetent adj. Competent in every area; (specifically) having formal jurisdiction in all matters. • OMNICOMPETENT adj. legally competent in all matters. |
| SUPERCOMPETENT | • supercompetent adj. (Biology, of a cell wall) Very permeable to foreign DNA. |
| ULTRACOMPETENT | • ultracompetent adj. Very highly competent. • ULTRACOMPETENT adj. extremely competent. |
| COMPETENTNESSES | • COMPETENTNESS n. COMPETENT, able. |
| IMMUNOCOMPETENT | • immunocompetent adj. (Immunology) Having a functioning immune system. • immuno-competent adj. Alternative spelling of immunocompetent. • IMMUNOCOMPETENT adj. relating to immunocompetence, the capacity of the immune system to distinguish and neutralize antigenic or foreign matter. |